28-11-2016 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SILVER PHEASANT (Lophura nycthemera)

The silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera ) is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China, with an introduced population on Victoria Island in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Neuquén, Argentina. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs (the latter separating it from the greyish-legged kalij pheasant). It is common in aviculture, and overall also remains common in the wild, but some of its subspecies (notably L. n. whiteheadi from Hainan, L. n. engelbachi from southern Laos, and L. n. annamensis from southern Vietnam) are rare and threatened.

The Silver pheasant is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains of Southeast Asia, with introduced populations in Hawaii and various locations in the US mainland. The male is black and white in color, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs. The silver pheasant is common in aviculture, and overall also remains common in the wild, however, some of its subspecies are rare and threatened.

Silver pheasants are found on mainland Southeast Asia, and in eastern and southern China. They prefer forest edges with open areas and rarely occur in dense forests.

Silver pheasants are gregarious ground-dwelling birds that are usually seen in small flocks. Silver pheasants are active during the day and prefer to forage in the morning and in the evening. They spend most of their life on the ground and will fly only to escape danger. These birds communicate with the help of loud whistles, high-pitched chirping and during the courtship display, males produce cackles and grunts.